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ECOMMERCE UNIT 1
Ecommerce Unit 1 Terms
Question | Answer |
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internet | global network of computers, communication tools, and information resources |
ARPANET | Created by US Department of Defense to facilitate communication in event of nuclear attack. |
TCP/IP | common underlying language though which systems communicate on the internet |
WWW | world wide collection of internet sites |
web browser | program (like Internet Explorer) used to view web documents |
HTTP | language that moves hypertext files across the Internetand defines rules for transmitting those files |
HTML | "easy-to-learn" language that uses tages <> to structure and format internet pages |
domain name | part of an internet site's address, usually includes the name of the organization |
URL | the whole "address" of a website |
electronic mail | |
FTP | site that holds files for downloading |
Internet Service Provider | compnay that provides others with access to the Internet |
Web Host Provider | company that allows others to create and then post websites |
Dial-up | slowest form of internet connection - goes over phone line |
Boardband | includes DSL, cable modem, and satellite internet connection services |
Search engine | website/program that helps you find information on the Internet |
Internet Directory | search engine that employes people to scan Internet pages and update search information |
Crawler-Based | search engine that uses a computer to update search information |
Metasearch | a search engine that compines results from multiple search engines |
boolean logic and symbols | search strategy that uses key words and sybmols like + to mean AND |
e-commerce | conducting business over the Internet |
Bricks-and-Mortar | a real, physical store |
multichannel retailer | a store that sells online AND through traditional methods |
Pure-Play retailer | a store that only sells online |
affilitate | way to make money online through links to other sites |
B2B | business model where businesses sell to other businesses |
B2C | business model where businesses sell to consumers |
C2C | business model where consumers sell to other consumers |
C2B | business model where consumers set the price they are willing to pay for something and the business then sells it for that price |
B2G | business model where the business sells to the government |
G2C | business model where the government sells to consumers |